CNN: UN humanitarian chief: It's not too late to save Yemen from apocalypse

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Rebuilding the war-shattered economy and creating jobs and livelihoods in Yemen is the work of decades, but it's time to begin, writes Mark Lowcock, United Nations undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.

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